“Tons of soul, killer guitar playing...Musical legend in the making.”
BIOGRAPHY
Coming Soon: The Baddest Man in Georgia
Joseph’s upcoming project, The Baddest Man in Georgia, dives deep into the dark and fascinating history of Billy Sunday Birt, the notorious hitman of the Dixie Mafia. In the mid-20th century, the Dixie Mafia cast a long, violent shadow across rural communities in the American South. Birt, believed to have murdered over fifty-six people in the early 1970s—and possibly more—embodied the brutal legacy of this underworld network.
Through storytelling, songcraft, and historical detail, The Baddest Man in Georgia offers a gripping look into Birt’s life and crimes. This true-crime-inspired album is a bold creative leap for Joseph—bridging music and American folklore, crime history and soul. In a time when authenticity is everything, Mark Joseph stands tall—an artist deeply rooted in American soil, singing from the heart, and unafraid to shine a light on both the beauty and darkness of our shared past.